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[Graph.AddData:]UPDATED

Adds data (a series, or a category) to a Microsoft chart in a Word or Powerpoint document.

Compatibility

The macro can be used in the highlighted input document types only. A greyed-out icon indicates not supported.

Usage

The chart should contain at least one series. A maximum of 701 additional series can be added. For Pie and Donut charts (and their variants, such as a 3D Pie chart), this macro only works when the 'type' parameter is set to 'Category', because those charts can ONLY contain one series - so it is not permitted to add more.

Recent Updates

[ 2026-04-01 ]

Line and radar charts now properly update marker colours and series colours.

Parameters (16)

Grouped View

Mandatory (2)

Parameter	Type	Purpose	Options	Default
name	String	The series (column) or category name (row).	N/A	N/A
values	List<String>	The series (column) or category (row) values, in the form: value1;value2;value3;...Note that any additional values (e.g. you specified a row with 5 data points but you only have 3 series) are ignored.	N/A	N/A

Behaviour (5)

Parameter	Type	Presence	Purpose	Options	Default
errorOnOverflow	Boolean	Optional	Should NCalc expression evaluation throw error on Overflow	true false	true
if	String	Optional	The condition that must be true in order for the macro to be executed/evaluated. Must either evaluate to true or false, for example: "3+5=8" or "contains('abcd', 'z').	N/A	true
mode	MacroMode	Optional	The mode in which variables are stored. In the legacy mode (default for Schedules), the variable created is a string and formatted. In the normal mode (default for Report Studio), the output variable is stored as a strongly-typed theObject, e.g. an Int32 or a List etc., rather than a formatted string.	Legacy Normal	Legacy
obfuscation	ObfuscationType	Optional	Obfuscation type. Use obfuscation to write reports where sensitive data is hidden. When used, ReportMagic guarantees that the same input string will map to the same output string for the whole of the report (but the next time the report runs, it will most likely map to a different value). If you use obfuscation, the property in your macro will not show up and instead, you will see a fake item of the obfuscation type chosen.	None UkTown DeviceName Company IpAddress PrivateIpAddress	None
warning	String	Optional	If specified, adds a warning message for this macro. This is processed as an NCalc, and the warning message will ALWAYS be present and will be the value of the evaluated NCalc expression.	N/A	N/A

Colours (1)

Parameter	Type	Presence	Purpose	Options	Default
fillColor	Color	Optional	Optionally, when adding a series (does not apply to a category), specify the fill colour. When omitted, the built-in theme colour will be used and determined automatically. If the series has line markers, their fill and outline colours will also be set to this colour. This parameter has no effect when 'type' is set to 'Category'.	A named color or an HTML-encoded color .Note that 'transparent' is a valid color that you can use in any macro parameter that expects a color.	N/A

Output (2)

Parameter	Type	Presence	Purpose	Options	Default
failureText	String	Optional	The text to display should the macro fail to execute. Note that a poorly-specified macro (e.g. omitting mandatory parameters) will still result in an error message.	N/A	N/A
failureVariable	String	Optional	The name of a variable to create should the macro fail to execute. The variable will be a text variable, and will contain either the failure text (only if the failureText parameter is set), otherwise it will contain the exception / failure message.	N/A	N/A

General (8)

Parameter	Type	Presence	Purpose	Options	Default
name	String	Mandatory	The series (column) or category name (row).	N/A	N/A
values	List<String>	Mandatory	The series (column) or category (row) values, in the form: value1;value2;value3;...Note that any additional values (e.g. you specified a row with 5 data points but you only have 3 series) are ignored.	N/A	N/A
comment	String	Optional	Add a comment to make your document template more readable. The comment is discarded in the output document.	N/A	N/A
desiredExecutionResult	ExecutionResult	Optional	If specified, asserts the expected execution result of the macro. The macro executes normally; if the actual result matches the desired value, the result is converted to Success. If the actual result does not match, the result is converted to MacroError with a descriptive message. This is primarily used for testing and diagnostic purposes. Valid values are: Unknown, Success, MacroError, WorkerStopped, Running, Warning, NeverRun, Cancelled, Pending, Paused, SystemError, Deferred, Stopped.	Cancelled Deferred MacroError NeverRun Paused Pending Running Stopped Success SystemError Warning WorkerStopped	N/A
expectedType	String	Optional	If specified, asserts the expected output type of the macro result. The macro executes normally; if the actual type does not match, a macro error is generated. Requires 'storeAs', 'storeAsHidden', or 'storeFormattedValueAs' to be set for typed validation. Valid types include CLR names (e.g. Int32, Int64, Single, Double, Boolean, String, JArray, JObject) and C# keyword aliases (e.g. int, long, float, double, bool, string, uint, ulong, short, ushort, byte, sbyte, decimal, char, object). The special value 'Number' matches any numeric type.	N/A	N/A
expectedValue	String	Optional	If specified, asserts the expected output value of the macro result. The macro executes normally; if the actual value does not match, a macro error is generated. When 'storeAs' or 'storeAsHidden' is set, the stored variable value is compared. Otherwise, the document output text is compared.	N/A	N/A
id	String	Optional	The chart ID, which you can set in it's Alt Text (right-click a chart, then select 'Edit Alt Text'). If you set id=foobar in your macro, the alt text needs to be exactly "foobar" (no quotes). When not set: in Word the previous chart will be used, and in PowerPoint it will find the first 'previous' chart encountered.	N/A	N/A
type	GraphDataType	Optional	Whether the data in the 'values' parameter represents a row of category data for each series, or a column of series data for each category.	Series Category	Series

Examples (2)

Example 1

This example adds a new series, sets the colour to blue, and specifies the values (a column):

[Graph.AddData: name=My Series, fillColor=Blue, type=Series, values=5;10;15;20]

Example 2

This example adds a new set of data points, and specifies the values (a row):